Clients
The Social Research Lab at the University of Northern Colorado partners with nonprofits, community organizations, campus units, and local agencies to deliver high-quality, justice-centered research that supports strategic decision-making, program development, and community impact. Our work is grounded in rigorous methodology, ethical practice, and clear, actionable reporting, all carried out by train student researchers under faculty supervision. Clients gain access to a research team that is both professionally guided and innovative, bringing contemporary analytical tools to real-world problems.
We offer our clients
- Survey design and administration
- Focus groups and interview
- Program Evaluation
- Social Return on investment (SROI)
- Data visualisations and reporting
- Ethnographic and community-centered research
Client Testimonial
Client Testimony
"Partnering with the Social Research Lab turned the Humor Intelligence Assessment from a good idea into a validated instrument. The team helped us design and validate an assessment that more than 10,000 people have now taken, and they made every step of research process clear and collaborative."
Andrew Tarvin
Founder, Humor That Works
Why partner with SRL
Professional Quality, Education Mission:
Faculty with advanced training in research design, statistical analysis, evaluation, and justice centered methodology lead every project. Student researchers are certified through IRB-required research ethics training (e.g., CITI, minimal-risk/no-harm protocols) and work to produce deliverables that meet professional standards.
Fresh Insight & Innovation
Our student researchers bring curiosity, creativity, and up-to-date methodological training. Our team has unique educational and professional experiences that broaden conversations from conventional sociology to adaptative solutions.
Positive Impact at the Center
We love engaging with meaningful projects that strengthen belonging, expand access, and support community initiatives. Your mission becomes part of our curriculum and aids our students’ professional development.
How the Partnership Works
Consultation & Proposal
Reach out to us so we can understand your goals, timeline, and research needs. The Lab will develop a scope of work outlining methods, deliverables, and expectations.
Student Research Team & Ongoing Communication
A team of student researchers is assigned to your project, with regular updates, drafts and opportunities for feedback.
Final Deliverables
Reports, visualizations, presentations, or analyses, all tailored to the target audience.
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Client Testimonial
Northern Colorado Youth for Christ
The Socal Research Lab at the University of Northern Colorado has played a critical role in helping NCYFC evaluate and strengthen the impact of the Rebalance Program through validated assessments and comprehensive data analysis. Their research has demonstrated significant improvements in youth self-control, decision-making, relationship skills, self-awareness, social awareness, emotional regulation, and sense of belonging, while supporting NCYFC’s trauma-informed approached rooted in CDC ACEs prevention strategies, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Motivational Interviewing. This evidence-based partnership has increased credibility with schools, community partners, and grant funders, while also helping expand the Rebalance model to 26 additional Youth for Christ chapters across the country that are now reporting similar positive outcomes among youth because of the data-informed framework established through this collaboration.